Representation of ethnicity

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  • Created on: 02-12-16 11:16
What is ment by tokenism?
Where minority ethnic groups are included in the media so they are not racist.
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What did Van Dijk say?
Majority of news readers where white and ethnic minorities were often represented negatively.
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What did Hall say?
Put forward the concept of the white eye - the native, the slave and the entertainer.
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What does watson say about moral panics
Moral panics are the result of stereotyping of black people as criminals.
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Why was gangsta rap critised?
Black culture music is often critised by white mainstream media, it is said to encourage drugs and gun crime.
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What do pluralist believe about ethnicity?
Pluralists see the media as a window to the world and understand that journalists need to input into the media what the public want to read. Therefore ‘fears’ of black people as criminals or Muslims as a threat are really only a reflection of the fea
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What do marxists believe about ethnicity?
Marxist suggest the media is put in place to make a clear divide between the ruling and the working class and to distract attention from the current inequality of the capitalist system.
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What do hegemonic marxists believe about ethnicity?
Most owners, editors and journalists are white and therefore input a view on how society should be, and they share this with the predominantly white audience.
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